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Primary health is the road to universal heath coverage(UHC). India is committed to setting up 150,000 additional health and wellness centers to the existing 80000 centres to deliver comprehensive health care close to where people live. This signifies and care to the community.
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Prioritize investment in primary health care for universal health: WHO
December 14, 2021: WHO’s Southeast Asia region makes up about a quarter of the world’s population, with a disproportionately high proportion of the poor.Incidence of catastrophic spending is increasing if households are forced to spend more than 10% of their household income on medical expenses
Rising heart diseases & changing dietary habits spur growth of Omega-3 market in India
Mumbai, December 10, 2021: Rising rate of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and changing dietary habits have led to growth of Omega-3 fatty acids market in India and worldwide.
Drug Laws & Policy Injections
Parliamentary panel asks DoP to chalk out timeframe for promotion of medical devices park schemeNew Delhi, December 10, 2021: The Parliamentary Panel for ministry of chemicals and fertilizers has asked the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) to chalk out a timeframe to complete the procedures on the scheme for promotion of medical devices parks in the country.
SC talks to Center to clarify policy to revive vax maker PSUs New Delhi, December 13, 2021: On Monday, the Supreme Court urged the Center to clarify its policy on activating vaccine-producing PSUs. Many were closed during the UPA government, and the 2016 NDA promised to be revived after modernization. India is self-sustaining in the $ 2 billion domestic vaccine market.
Strengthen MedTech in India through R & D PolicyDecember 13, 2021: Recently, the Ministry of Pharmaceutical Sciences (DoP) has published a draft guideline aimed at facilitating research and development (R & D) in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
PCI to form panel of inspectors; applications invited from experienced faculty membersNew Delhi, December 13, 2021: For conducting inspection duties at the educational institutions approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), the national pharmacy education regulator has decided to make a panel of inspectors for a period of next three years.
DoP announces exemption for startups and MSEs to participate in tender for long & short term studiesNew Delhi, December 14, 2021: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has amended its Request for Proposal format released to invite the tended register for selection of reputed empanelled agencies for conducting long term and short term studies related to pharmaceutical and medical devices sector to allow startups and Micro and Small Enterprises to take part in the tender process with some exemptions.
The SC will instruct the Center to answer the plea for the reinstatement of the vaccine PSU to boost Covid-19 vaccinationNew Delhi, December 12, 2021: On Monday, the Supreme Court instructed the Center to revive the public sector unit of the vaccine and submit an answer on the plea of trying to harness its full capacity by issuing a purchase order.
Pharma Injections
Digital transformation in diagnostics sector emerges as a key component of healthcare industry: Dr KaholMumbai, December 10, 2021: Digital transformation in diagnostic sector has emerged as a key component of the healthcare industry and has enabled in providing access to quality healthcare services, robust diagnostics, and testing.
Pharma export registers decline for third consecutive monthNew Delhi , December 16, 2021: Exports of drugs and pharmaceuticals have registered a decline for the third consecutive month in November, this year, with a seven per cent decline compared to the same month of last year.
HealthPlix Releases AI-powered Prescription Summary Dashboard for Physicians Bangalore, December 15, 2021: HealthPlix Technologies, an AI-powered EMR software, announced the release of a Prescription Summary Dash-board (PSD) for physicians. AI capabilities allow physicians to use real-time analysis to analyze past prescriptions with just a few clicks and identify different cohorts of patients and the treatments given to them.
Serum Institute of India hopes to launch Novavax vaccine for children within 6 months December 14, 2021: The Serum Institute of India (SII) plans to launch the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for children in the country within six months, its CEO said Tuesday, with global vaccine supply being absorbed by many countries. He added that he was better than his ability.
Shortage of semiconductor chip in global market to impact Indian medical technology sector New Delhi, December 13, 2021: The shortage of semiconductor chip in the global market may have a significant impact on the Indian medical tech-nology sector and the length and severity of the situation may depend on how well the crisis is managed
IIT Delhi researchers develop RT-PCR based assay for detection of Omicron variant within 90 minutes New Delhi, December 15, 2021: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have developed an RT-PCR based assay for the specific detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 within 90 minutes, according to officials.
Drug Dopes
Booster increases antibodies, improves protection against Omicron: ScientistsDecember 12, 2021: A booster dose against COVID-19 increases the amount of circulating antibodies and is shown to increase protection from symptomatic infection with Omicron, scientists have said, underlining that boosters can be the simplest step forward, especially for the immunosuppressed. 
QCI will soon certify 22 folk healers in Kerala as not quacksChennai, December 15, 2021: The Quality Council of India (QCI), the national accreditation body, will soon certify the knowledge and skill of 22 traditional folk healers or ‘grama vaidyas’ of Kannur district in Kerala in delivering therapeutic and healthcare services for different ailments are honest and authentic.
Experts call for regulatory harmonization and mutual recognition among countries to ensure global acceptance for Ayurveda Mumbai, December 11, 2021: Experts have called for regulatory harmonization and mutual recognition among the countries to ensure the accep-tance of Ayurveda worldwide.
Scammers offering fake vax booster doses after O2 and Covid drugs Gurgaon, December 14, 2021: Online scammers have come up with new ways to fool people — this time in the name of the Covid vaccine booster dose. Police said the scammers called people disguised as representatives of the Health Department and asked them to register the booster effect.
Double dose vaccine induces lower antibodies to Omicron, studies December 14, 2021: British scientists have found that a double dose of COVID-19 vaccine therapy does not induce sufficient neutralizing antibodies against the omicron coronavirus variant. This indicates that infections in previously infected or vaccinated individuals may increase.
FDI inflow into pharma in first six months of FY 22 surpasses 12 months inflow in FY 20New Delhi, December 10, 2021: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector for the first half of the current fiscal year has surpassed the whole year inflow of foreign equity into the sector registered in 2019-20.
National Injections
Jharkhand govt invites EoI from investors for the proposed pharma park at Biju-para in Ranchi Ranchi, December 14, 2021: The Government of Jharkhand has invited expression of interest (EoI) from pharma entrepreneurs from across the country to establish units of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), key intermediates and formulation units at its proposed Pharma Park at Bijupara near Ranchi..
Relief to HMD as pollution control authorities issue permission to run its plants in HaryanaNew Delhi, December 14, 2021: In a relief to India’s largest syringes & needles manufacturing company Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices Ltd (HMD) in Faridabad, Haryana, the pollution control authorities have issued permission to run the plants after they were asked to shut down operations late last week as part of a pollution control drive.
Assam determined to be the third best state in disease screening GUWAHATI, December 14, 2021: Assam has achieved the feat of the third highest performing state in the northeastern, hilly and tribal states in the category of non-communicable disease and common cancer screening. The State Health Department team, led by Dr. Laxmanan S, Director of the Assam National Health Mission (NHM), was honored at the Universal Health Day event in New Delhi on Monday.
Chhattisgarh wins highest award for creation of most digital health IDs Raipur, December 14, 2021: Chhattisgarh has won the highest award at the national level for creating the most digital health IDs through the Health & Wellness Center.
Health infrastructure in new districts of Telangana yet to get a facelift Hyderabad, December 11, 2021: Despite the state government’s claims that it is releasing funds liberally to improve health infrastructure across all the districts, the reality is that the newly carved districts are yet to get their share of healthcare infrastructure as they are still running in the same area and community hospitals serving the patients with inadequate facilities.
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices allowed to resume production by CAQM December 12, 2021: In a letter to the Haryana Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), CAQM stated that the HMD unit was allowed to resume operations based on certain businesses.
Global Injections
Congo & Nigeria’s localization efforts hit Indian pharma MSMEsMumbai, December 13, 2021: The steps taken by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Nigeria, the two sub-Saharan African countries, to reduce import of drugs have hit pharma micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India.
100s of Fake Vaccine Cards Seized at U.S./Canada BorderDecember 11, 2021: Border officials in Canada and the U.S. have seized hundreds of fake vaccine cards and COVID-19 tests. Although the Canada Border Services Agency has reported more than 300 fraudulent cards and tests, only a small number of people have faced consequences,
New FDA-Approved Eyedrops Could Improve Close-Up Vision
December 14, 2021: A new FDA-approved eyedrop medicine could replace reading glasses for millions of Americans who have age-related blurry vision.
Brazil to demand proof of vaccination from foreign visitors
December 12, 2021: A Supreme Court judge in Brazil has ruled that foreign visitors will need to provide a Covid-19 vaccination certificate to enter the country..
More Americans Skipping Medical Care Due to Cost, Survey Says
December 14, 2021: About a third of Americans say they’ve skipped medical care that they needed in the past 3 months due to concerns about the cost, according to a new survey from Gallup and West Health.
Russia has not yet handed over all data for WHO approval of Sputnik Covid vaccine
Moscow, December 14, 2021: Russia has not yet passed all the information needed for the flagship Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to be approved by the World Health Organization due to differences in regulatory standards, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
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Parliamentary panel calls for standard licensing process for Ayush drugs to meet global scientific scrutiny
New Delhi, December 15, 2021: A Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended to the Ministry of Ayush to establish a standard licensing process based on uniform parameters across all the States so that the drug formulations do not vary in different States and also conform to global norms of safety and efficacy.
India plans to produce 5 billion doses of COVID vaccines next year: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, December 15, 2021: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said India plans to produce 5 billion doses of COVID vaccines next year and keep contributing to make the world a safer place to live in.
Frequently Asked Questions
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